What's assessment?
Mastery Matters
The Competency Quest
Skill Showdown
100

These are meetings with the teacher which allow students an opportunity to discuss their academic progress. 

What are student-teacher conferences?

100

This type of assessment occurs during each class and could involve a conversation with a student. 

What is formative assessment? 

100

This is the proficiency description that corresponds to a traditional 'A' 

What is extending? 

100

This occurs throughout the year with students, teachers and families. 

What is informal reporting of student achievement? 

200

This is done within grade teams to ensure student learning at Collingwood is valid and reliable.

What is collaboration?

200

This is an essential part of formative assessment and can be given oral or written. 

What is feedback?

200

This is a type of mark that should not be given out on an assignment such as a project or lab. 

What are group marks? 

200

A summative grade should not be reflected by this. 

An 'average' of their marks. 

300

Courses taught in the same trimester are required to adhere to these types of plans

Same Assessment plans?

300

Formative assessment involves regular feedback (oral or written) and requires students to do this. 

What is act on feedback?
300

A student in Grade 8/9 will receive an overall proficiency score based on this. 

What is an examination of the entire body of student work to date? 

300

Teachers will provide students this opportunity in order to show their learning. 

What are multiple ways to express their learning? 

400

These types of 'assessments' were generally not part of traditional grades in the past but are seen as essential evidence of students demonstrating understanding. 


What are conversations or observations?

400

This type of assessment is the point in time when a teacher looks at the student’s evidence of learning in the course and assigns a grade for a reporting period.

What is summative assessment? 

400
The amount of time given to students in advance of any in class high stakes assessment. 

What is one week? 

400

Teachers will do this to suit the needs of their students to ensure that all learners are challenged and supported

What is differentiation? 

500

This type of learning focuses on demonstrating mastery of specific skills, rather than just completing coursework?

What is competency-based learning? 

500

Grades for reporting periods will reflect these considerations. 

What is most recent, most consistent? 

500

These are standards that should be shared with students during each class and posted on Google Classroom. 


What are the learning standards? 

500

Learning should take place in this sort of environment where students feel comfortable taking risks and tackling complex content in service of learning.

What is a safe environment? 

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